Plainfield brothers charged with drug, weapons offenses

Marijuana, handguns seized after month-long investigation

Oudam Thou (pictured) was arrested Jan. 29 and charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, authorities said. (Handout, Will County Sheriff's Office)

Two brothers were charged last week with gun and drug offenses after police raided a Plainfield home and found marijuana, synthetic marijuana and illegal handguns, authorities said.

Oudam Thou, 26, and Robert Thou, 22, were arrested Jan. 29 when the Will County sheriff's Gang Suppression Unit served a search warrant at their home in the 1900 block of Hampton Court, said Kathy Hoffmeyer, spokeswoman for the sheriff's office.

Both men were charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, Hoffmeyer said. Robert Thou was also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, Hoffmeyer said.

More charges could be filed after police receive the results of tests conducted on the synthetic marijuana, Hoffmeyer said.

Both men were released from the Will County Jail on Jan. 30 after posting 10 percent of their $50,000 bonds, according to jail records. They are both due in court Feb. 20, according to court records.

The men were arrested following a month-long investigation, Hoffmeyer said. The Will County Cooperative Police Assistance Team and Romeoville and Joliet police assisted in the investigation and arrests.

The brothers' arrests are not related to the arrest the same day of a Romeoville man who faces drug-related charges after police uncovered a marijuana growing operation at another Plainfield home, Hoffmeyer said.

In that case, police found an estimated $500,000 worth of marijuana at a home in the 12900 block of Tipperary Lane, police said.

Quy Doan, of the 200 block of Zinnia Drive, faces various felony drug-related charges, including manufacture and delivery of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis and possession of a controlled substance, authorities said.